Idol Records is a Dallas, Texas-based record label and publishing company founded in 1993 by Erv Karwelis, who serves as president of the label.[1] Its roster consists of bands such as The O's, Dead Flowers, The Crash That Took Me, Here Holy Spain, Sponge, Watershed, and Flickerstick. In January 2009, Idol launched an art-pop sub label Exploding Plastic Records. The first band signed to the label was Little Black Dress.
| Idol Records | |
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| Parent company | Idol Records Group |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Erv Karwelis |
| Genre | Rock, indie rock, punk rock, hip hop, instrumental, heavy metal, Americana |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Dallas, Texas |
| Official website | idolrecords |
Idol Records received the Dallas Observer Music Award for "Best Record Label" 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007.
Idol Records is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS).
Artists
- Admirals
- The American Fuse
- Aztec Milk Temple
- Billyclub
- Black Tie Dynasty
- Boys Named Sue
- Calhoun
- Centro-matic
- Charming Gardeners
- Chomsky
- Clumsy
- Cold Cash Machine
- The Crash That Took Me
- Daryl
- Darstar
- Dead Flowers
- The Deathray Davies
- Descender
- Dove Hunter
- The Fags
- The Falcon Project
- Feisty Cadavers
- Flickerstick
- Funland
- GBH
- Gaston Light
- Gunfighter
- Hagfish
- Here Holy Spain
- Hoarse
- Chris Holt
- Jetta in the Ghost Tree
- Lorelei K
- Trey Johnson
- Will Johnson
- Little Black Dress
- Macavity
- The Mag Seven
- Mazinga Phaser
- Mitra
- MOTORCADE
- Moxy Roxx
- Name the Moon
- The O's
- Old 97's
- The Paper Chase
- Pervis
- Vanessa Peters
- Pikahsso
- Todd Pipes
- Protest
- PPT
- Puke A Rama
- Red Like Heat
- Glen Reynolds
- Secrecies
- Shibboleth
- Skeemin' NoGoods
- The Slack
- Sponge
- Tahiti
- These Machines Are Winning
- Vehicles
- The Warden
- Watershed
See also
References
General references
External links
- Official site
- Idol Records discography at Discogs